Lavrov Meets German Foreign Minister for First Time Since 2022
Lavrov met for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine with the head of Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov met with the head of Germany's Ministry of Foreign Authorities...
Consensus
- Sergey Lavrov met with Johann Wadephul, the German Foreign Minister, on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York.
- The meeting took place for the first time since January 2021.
- The meeting lasted 20 minutes.
- The meeting was initiated by the German side.
- Topics discussed included the war in Ukraine and Russia-Germany relations.
- The German Foreign Ministry did not comment on the meeting.
- The last meeting between Lavrov and the German Foreign Minister occurred in January 2022.
Points of divergence
- Lavrov held 50 meetings during the three-day UN General Assembly session, including 42 full negotiation rounds, and also gave speeches at the Security Council and General Assembly. — vesti
- The meeting was the first since January 2022. — tg_astrapress
- The last meeting was with Annalena Baerbock in January 2022, just weeks before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Wadephul stated that Germany supports Ukraine's independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and provides military aid. — tg_radiosvoboda
- Germany requested restrictions on journalists and media access before the meeting. — vesti
Coverage (16 sources)
- Zakharova told about the number of Lavrov's meetings at the UN General Assembly — Вести
- Lavrov met German Foreign Minister for the first time since the war began, TASS reports. Meeting of Sergey Lavrov and Johann... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Lavrov met for the first time since January 2022 with the head of Germany's foreign ministry — ASTRA
- Lavrov met for the first time since January 2022 with the head of Germany's foreign ministry — ASTRA
- Lavrov: German Foreign Minister read at the meeting what German authorities declare daily — Вести
- Foreign Ministers of Russia and Germany met for the first time since 2022 — Радио Свобода
- Lavrov met German Foreign Minister for the first time since 2022 — The Moscow Times
- Lavrov met for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine with the head of Germany's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov met with the head of Germany's Ministry of Foreign affairs... — ЭХО / Новости
- Lavrov meets with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadefuhl at the UN headquarters. Last time he met with the head of MI... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Lavrov met with the head of Germany's foreign ministry for the first time since 2022. The meeting lasted 20 minutes — Настоящее Время
- Lavrov held first meeting with German Foreign Minister since 2022 — Ведомости
- Lavrov met with Germany's foreign minister. This is the first meeting of the Russian foreign minister with European politicians since February 2022... — Важные истории
- First meeting since 2022 between German and Russian foreign ministers lasted about 20 minutes — DW Главное
- Lavrov's meeting with the head of Germany's Foreign Office in New York lasted more than 20 minutes — Интерфакс
- Lavrov at UN General Assembly sidelines holds first meeting with German Foreign Minister in 4.5 years, TASS correspondent reports. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Lavrov holds first meeting with German Foreign Minister in 4.5 years at UN General Assembly sidelines, TASS correspondent reports. — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- MID
- Sergey Lavrov
- Russia
- FRG
- Germany
- UN
- General Assembly
- Johanna Vadevula
- TASS
- Maria Zakharov
- New York
- Moscow
- Ukraine
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